title: Conference Scene: novelties in immunotherapy.
abstract: The only method aiming to permanently cure allergic disorders is allergen immunotherapy. Over the last 20 years there has been great progress in understanding the mechanisms that govern allergen immunotherapy in order to meet three basic prerequisites: safety, effectiveness and compliance. In the present summary report from the European Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology-World Allergy Organization Congress held last June in Milan, we review key points concerning the main axes as diagnosis, novel modalities, routes and protocols, as well as two important immunotherapy fields: food and insect venom allergy.
authors.affiliation: Allergy Department, 2nd Pediatric Clinic, University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Dimitris I
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: Mitsias
authors.forename: Lampros A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Kalogiros
authors.forename: Nikolaos G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Papadopoulos
mesh_terms: D000485:Allergens / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000276:immunology; D000486:Allergy and Immunology; D000818:Animals; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003888:Desensitization, Immunologic / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D005502:Food / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000628:therapy*; D007313:Insecta; D007558:Italy; D055118:Medication Adherence; D014688:Venoms / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens; D014688:Venoms